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Nov 25 2020
Opinion
A Loss of Direction and the Rise of Populisms
Since the end of World War II, we have mostly been living in the Age of Moderation—an epoch characterized by middle-of-the-road politics, in which a moderate Left and Right pursued partially overlapping policies. This long period configured our political compass toward compromise, but that compass now is swinging wildly, back and forth. The general consensus is that this loss of direction is
QuilletteOct 06 2021
Analysis
It's time for Democrats to choose between limited success and total failure
It's time for Democrats to choose.
If President Joe Biden's multitrillion-dollar social reform, climate and infrastructure agenda is to survive, his divided party must make unpleasant decisions about which programs to fund and which to drop to reach a compromise deal.
As they seek to preserve the President's ambitious effort to rebuild the economy for working Americans,
CNN (Online News)Sep 28 2012
News
Social Security (United States)
In the United States, Social Security refers to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) federal program.[1] The original Social Security Act (1935)[2] and the current version of the Act, as amended[3] encompass several social welfare and social insurance programs.
WikipediaSep 26 2021
News
Covid’s Hidden Toll: One Million Children Who Lost Parents
Several nights a week, 4-year-old Sofia Felices jolts awake in tears in the middle of the night and calls out for her mother, who used to cuddle her youngest daughter in bed. Sofia’s mom died from the coronavirus in April, so that job now falls to the girl’s great-aunt, Janette Navarro.
“She cries and she cries,” said Ms. Navarro, who has three children of her own but has become
Wall Street Journal (News)Mar 18 2021
News
Becerra confirmed to shepherd Biden’s ambitious health plans
The Senate on Thursday confirmed California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as President Joe Biden’s health secretary, filling a key position in the administration’s coronavirus response and its ambitious push to lower drug costs, expand insurance coverage, and eliminate racial disparities in medical care.
The 50-49 largely party-line vote makes the 63-year-old Becerra the first Latino
Associated Press Fact CheckMay 05 2021
Opinion
The Federalism Fix
Imagine a world in which your favorite policy proposals are no longer blocked by Nancy Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, Bernie Sanders, or Ted Cruz. In this world, Washington’s longstanding partisan warfare no longer paralyzes action on health care, welfare, education, and infrastructure.
Impossible? Not at all. The simple solution is federalism. Rather than watch lawmakers in Washington fight
City JournalSep 21 2022
Analysis
Moderates fleeing U.S. House, setting stage for more Washington gridlock
Moderate members of the U.S. House of Representatives are leaving office at twice the rate of their more partisan peers this year, a Reuters analysis found, likely deepening Washington gridlock during President Joe Biden's next two years in office.
The number of incumbent House members retiring or who lost a party nomination contest is at a three-decade high after a once-a-decade
ReutersSep 15 2021
Opinion
Abortion Has Never Been Just About Abortion
As recently as 1984, abortion was not a deeply partisan issue.
“The difference in support for the pro-choice position was a mere six percentage points,” Alan Abramowitz, a political scientist at Emory University, told me by email. “40 percent of Democratic identifiers were pro-life, while 39 percent were pro-choice. Among Republican identifiers, 33 percent were pro-choice, 45 percent
New York Times (Opinion)Oct 07 2021
News
Florida Board Of Education Sanctions 8 School Districts, Says They Won’t Let Parents Opt Kids Out Of Mask Mandates
On Thursday, the Florida Board of Education voted to sanction eight school districts, all of which the Board said implemented mask mandates but wouldn’t let parents opt their children out.
The Board of Education deemed that Alachua, Brevard, Broward, Duval, Leon, Miami-Dade, Orange and Palm Beach counties have not complied with the emergency rule issued by the Florida Department of
The Daily WireJun 09 2015
News
Jeb Bush In 1995: Unwed Mothers Should Be Publicly Shamed
Public shaming would be an effective way to regulate the “irresponsible behavior” of unwed mothers, misbehaving teenagers and welfare recipients, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) argued in his 1995 book Profiles in Character.
In a chapter called "The Restoration of Shame,” the likely 2016 presidential candidate made the case that restoring the art of public humiliation could help
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